Finance & Economics

State-sponsored Capitalism

The United States' economy does not obey the laws of traditional free market capitalism because of the outsized role that the government plays. Unions...

All that glitters is not gold

According to the latest quote from Nasdaq, Gold is currently selling at 1231 dollars per ounce. Just last week it was priced above 1240...

Poker Hand: limping with Aces

The following hand takes place on "High Stakes Poker" where the blinds are 400/800 with a $1600 straddle. Eric Boneta limps under the gun for...

Nicaragua's Canal

For the past couple years, Chinese billionaire and CEO of Beijing Xinwei Telecom Wang Jing has been planning a lucrative infrastructure project in Nicaragua....

Consolidating Financial Regulation

Author: William Pottenger The stock market crash that happened this past summer is still fresh in the memories of many Chinese consumers, bankers and politicians. In...

E.C.B. Extends Bond Buying Program

Author: William Pottenger According to a report from The Financial Times, Mario Draghi, Head of the European Central Bank (E.C.B), announced on Dec. 3 that the...

Consolidating Financial Regulation

Examining the "super-regulator", which has been proposed by China to monitor its financial markets.

Welfare States

Analyzing the positive and negative effects of governmental policies.

Central Bankers

Taking a look at the policy of central bankers.

Investment Banking

How global investment banks have faired since the financial crisis.

Poker

Applying game theory and basic math to a complex game.

Turbulent Markets

Why emerging markets experienced a steep decline.